Chuang Chef is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 22, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chuang Chef?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
⚠️Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Chuang Chef last inspected?
Chuang Chef has 2 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2025, averaging 20 points.
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.